This 5-days hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere™, which consists of ESXi and vCenter Server. The course is based on ESXi 5.0 and vCenter Server 5.0. Completion of this course satisfies the prerequisite for taking the VMware Certified Professional 5 exam.
Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more-advanced vSphere courses. See www.vmware.com/education for advanced course options.
Audience
The target audiences for these courses are: System Administrators, System Engineers, Operators
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills
To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student should have knowledge and skills associated with the following:
- System administration experience on Microsoft Windows
- System administration experience on Linux operating systems.
A list of specific prerequisite courses can be found in EMC Education Services Learning Management System.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, you should be able to:
- Install and configure ESXi
- Install and configure vCenter Server components
- Configure and manage ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server
- Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines
- Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure
- Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server
- Increase scalability using vCenter Server
- Apply ESXi patches using VMware vCenter Update Manager
- Manage higher availability and data protection using vCenter Server
Course Outline
These modules are designed to support the course objectives. The following modules are included in this course:
- Course Introduction
- Introduction to VMware Virtualization
- Virtual Machines
- VMware vCenter Server
- Configure and Manage Virtual Networks
NetAssist Services partners with EMC to offer VMware classes. EMC is a VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) and use approved courseware and curriculum to deliver VMware classes.